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Bad record. Passive defense. Hot-and-cold offense. The Lakers and Boston Celtics have a lot in common, two teams muddling through downtrodden days after meeting in the NBA Finals just 4½ years ago. Kobe Bryant will be the only Lakers player left from that 2010 Finals, Rajon Rondo the only Celtics holdover when they play Friday at TD Garden. "That's crazy," Bryant said Wednesday night. "That is absolutely crazy. Time flies." Maybe that's why they were seen having breakfast together Thursday. Rondo, 28, will be a free agent next July, and Bryant is a long-time admirer of the Celtics point guard. Maybe they were simply reliving past times. The good...

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The Lakers ended their four-game losing streak Friday night, defeating the Utah Jazz 102-84.
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